Radu Cicalau

2019 internship

Four graduates from the Architecture and Urbanism Faculty Cluj have joined our ranks for a month to enhance their visual communication skills.

Beyond is recognising the outstanding achievements in visual communication of the 2019 Architecture Graduates. Four students have been awarded a four-week internship experience in our Cluj office to further their artistic skills under the guidance of our world class CGI artists. See our story on the graduation ceremony.

It has been  a pleasant surprise to have our office suddenly filled with so many questions and eager minds wanting to learn. This experience serves as a boost and a jump-start for their future careers.

Gloria, Zoltan, Oana and Sergiu have been excellent interns and we can’t help but applaud their energy and commitment to continuously grow and look forward to following their bright careers.

arch-viz workshop – FAU Cluj

Our journey to raise awareness and pass on our knowledge has just reached another level.

As our office name suggests, we are always drawn to go beyond the ordinary and thrive while doing pioneer work. Conf. Dr. Arch. Șerban Țigănaș’s invitation to organise a long-term workshop within his communication course at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism in Cluj aligned perfectly with this journey.

This marked a nation-wide premiere, as the first ever university to include our profession, visual communication, in its curriculum, to this degree. It was an amazing experience getting to know the students and working together towards consolidating not only their skills, but also laying the foundation for what is to become a long-term endeavour meant to equip the young generation of architects with the skills necessary to visually communicate their vision. This is but another step in our journey as we stay committed to our mission to raise awareness and pass on our knowledge.

arch-viz tour – Bucharest

Our journey to empower the new generation of artists continues in Bucharest.

At the invitation of Prof. PhD. Arch. Georgica Mitrache, Dean of the University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu” in Bucharest our senior CGI artists held a presentation and a workshop on visual communication in architecture.
Yet again we were amazed to see the energy and creativity with which these young architects took on the challenges we put forward.
We had a great time in Bucharest and we look forward to continue this journey.

BATRA 2019 – Cluj

Last year’s journey culminated as we held our last event of 2019 home, in Cluj as part of  the Transylvanian Biennial of Architecture – BATRA 2019.

We were honoured by the invitation to take part in this prestigious experience with an exhibition and day-long post production workshop addressed to a wide audience.
Our managing partner, Zsolt Szeibert, opened the exhibit of selected works that marked our history with a presentation in the historic Centre of Urban Culture.
It is humbling to have been deemed worthy to represent our industry among such amazing events and we are glad to see our profession becoming an integral part of the architectural process. Students, young architects and artists worked side by side with our seasoned professionals and took a deep dive in the world of post-production in the Transylvanian Ethnographic Museum.
Our gratitude goes to the great people of BATRA, Arch Daniela Maier President of Transylvanian Chamber of Architects and Arch Dan Domsa Vice President of Transylvanian Chamber of Architects for making this possible.

arch-viz tour – Timisoara

Our journey to empower the new generation of artists has started.

Our national tour continues in Timisoara where at the invitation of prof. dr. arch. Vlad Gaivoronschi and the University of Architecture in Timisoara our senior CGI artists held a day long workshop on visual communication in architecture.

We were blown away by the enthusiasm with which the students took on the challenges set forward in this course and applaud their passion.
This is but another step in our journey to share our knowledge and help consolidate the community of young artists in Romania.

arch-viz tour – Iasi

Our journey to empower the new generation of artists has started.

This year beyond visual arts has embarked in a journey to bring awareness to a wide and diverse audience about the world of arch-viz and its role in visually communicating architecture, and to empower the younger generation of architects and visualizers with the knowledge gained in our 16 years of experience.
To this end we started a countrywide lecture and workshop tour in Romania’s most prestigious architectural university hubs, to bring together our expertise and all those interested in expanding their knowledge and understanding of the industry that has brought so many visions to life.

Our first event took place last week in Iasi, where in collaboration with the Chamber of Architects Iasi (OAR Filiala Iaşi) our managing partner Zsolt Szeibert held a captivating presentation during the Architecture Biennial of Iasi.
Our project leaders George Croitor and Cristi Dragos guided the energized students through the challenges of creating a stunning visual message, during a one-day workshop at the invitation of the Dean of the Facultatea de Arhitectură din Iași “GM Cantacuzino” , Prof. Dr. Arh. Mihai Driscu.

It was an amazing experience and humbling to see so many young artists express their creativity in such a remarkable way. We are eager to continue our journey and to share our knowledge in our upcoming events in Timisoara, Bucuresti and Cluj.

Our history

This trunk had a long journey  to become what it is today.

As the rings of this trunk tell a story of its history, so do our names etched on its surface tell the story of our growth. Every new addition to our family will find their name engraved for posterity along with decades of history sealed under a thick layer of resin and a bright future yet to be recorded.

Untold Stories – Chapter One

A great opportunity to meet with all our friends and the perfect excuse for a road trip!

We were graciously invited by Laurentiu Staciu of 3ds Romania to speak at the very first national archviz community meetup last week in Bucharest. A great opportunity to meet with all our friends and the best excuse for a road trip!
It was an amazing experience with inspiring talks from our industry colleagues. The atmosphere was electric as Fabio Pavelli moderated presentations from Panoptikon, Tegmark, Graphroot, Brick and of course, beyond.

The event closed with a round table discussion with Lucia Frascerra, Michela Tonelli, Manó Karlinger, Eduard Caliman, Raphael Rau, Dušan Vukčevič and Bogdan Sasu of Great Talks About Photo Realism, the sponsor for this event.
Incredible to see so many young artists and companies making their mark and pushing the industry forward and continuing the growth of this community. See you all at chapter 2!

FAU Cluj Arch-viz Internship Award

beyond has awarded four internship positions to the graduates of the FAU Cluj that best communicated their visual message.

We were invited by the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism Cluj to attend the annual exhibition of graduate projects. It was an honour to select the winning exhibits that best conveyed their visual message and award four internship at our Cluj office to further their artistic skills under the guidance of our seasoned CGI artists. Congrats to Gloria Diugan, Oana Avram, Sergiu Nitulescu and Zoltan Balint for their work and we are glad to have them in our team for the next 3 weeks. An enthusiastic event celebrating the new generation of young architects and their academic journey. Those present enjoyed inspiring talks and career advice from Prof. Dr. Ing. Arh. Raf de Saeger – Doctor Honoris Causa at FAU Cluj, KU Leuven, Hoger St. Lucas Institute of Bruxelles and Knight of the The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Prof. Dr. Arh. Georgica Mitrache – Dean at UAU Ion Mincu Bucharest, Prof. Dr.Arh. Adrian Iancu – Dean at FAU Cluj, Conf. Dr. Arh. Serban Tiganas, Conf. Dr. Arh. Iulia Stanciu and our very own Zsolt Szeibert – managing partner at beyond.

It was an absolute pleasure to celebrate these young architects and we are looking forward to have our four winners in our office! – see the full story of their time in our office.

FAU Cluj lecture of visual communication in architecture

Our aim is to pass on our knowledge to the younger generation and to offer insights into the world of architectural visualisation.

We are glad to have been invited by Serban Tiganas to give a lecture about visual communication in architecture at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism Cluj.
We are impressed by the huge interest of the audience. Many thanks to all of you, it was a great experience!